You probably don't know this, but most trolls are complete assholes. Don't get me wrong, I'd still rather be around trolls than humans. Definitely.

[He slumped into the couch]

But because of our hierarchy, they're very likely to treat the lower caste like shit, even in a situation like this. It's less of a 'first come, first serve' and more of a 'higher rank, higher rations' deal. It's better to hunt alone in that regard.

[There were other reasons, but Karkat wasn't about to go blabbing about those.]